Vertical Living: A Short History of the Highrise — The New York Times

In cramped urban centers, expanding housing vertically has always been a strategy for accommodating a growing population, but not all high-rises are the luxury, glass-walled condos currently in vogue with sophisticated urbanites. Now, film maker Katerina Cizek focuses on the high-rise and its very long history in a fascinating, interactive Op-Doc, A Short History of the Highrise, for the New York Times. READ MORE »